Spare wheel assembly for a vehicle
US-9932075-B1 · Apr 3, 2018 · US
Vehicle spare tire lift assembly
US10246144B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10246144-B2 |
| Application number | US-201816141334-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | Jan 20, 2017 |
| Publication date | Apr 2, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2019 |
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A tire lift assembly including a body and a pair of moveable arms is provided. The body may include two handles. Each of the moveable arms extends from the body. Each arm may have an end to grasp a vehicle tire when in a first position and to release the vehicle tire when in a second position. Each of the movable arms may extend from the body at a living hinge to facilitate movement of each of the moveable arms. The body may be of a flexible material to facilitate movement of each of the pair of moveable arms. The body may further define a pair of handle through-holes. Each of the pair of handle through-holes may be located adjacent one of the two handles. Each of the pair of handle through-holes may be located adjacent a living hinge to facilitate pivotal movement of each of the moveable arms.
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What is claimed is: 1. A tire lift assembly comprising: a body including two handles; and a pair of moveable arms each extending from the body at a living hinge, wherein each arm has an end to grasp a vehicle tire when in a first position and to release the vehicle tire when in a second position. 2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the body is of a flexible material to facilitate movement of each of the pair of moveable arms. 3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the body further defines a pair of handle through-holes, wherein each of the pair of handle through-holes is located adjacent one of the two handles. 4. The assembly of claim 3 , wherein each of the pair of handle through-holes is located adjacent the living hinge to facilitate pivotal movement of each of the moveable arms. 5. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the body defines an axle through-hole at a location on the body for alignment with a rim through-hole of the vehicle tire. 6. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the body further defines one or more bolt through-holes spaced from one another to receive vehicle bolts at a vehicle tire mount location.
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and arranged substantially horizontally · CPC title
within the vehicle body · CPC title
- B62D43/002Primary
Handling devices, mainly for heavy wheels (via cables and chains B62D43/045) · CPC title
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- What does patent US10246144B2 cover?
- A tire lift assembly including a body and a pair of moveable arms is provided. The body may include two handles. Each of the moveable arms extends from the body. Each arm may have an end to grasp a vehicle tire when in a first position and to release the vehicle tire when in a second position. Each of the movable arms may extend from the body at a living hinge to facilitate movement of each of …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ford Global Tech Llc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B62D43/002. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 02 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).